G2992
λαός
laós
a people (in general; thus differing from G1218 (δῆμος), which denotes one's own populace)
Lexicon
Derivation: apparently a primary word;
a people (in general; thus differing from G1218 (δῆμος), which denotes one's own populace)
- a people (in general
- thus differing from G1218 (δῆμος), which denotes one's own populace)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: people
Usage
143 occurrences · 0 OT · 143 NT · 24 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the people67 · 47%
- people37 · 26%
- of the people17 · 12%
- unto the people5 · 3%
- to the people4 · 3%
- a people3 · 2%
- of people2 · 1%
- peoples2 · 1%
- people's1 · 1%
- as the people1 · 1%
- he unto the people1 · 1%
- them a people1 · 1%
- for the people's1 · 1%
- with the people1 · 1%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
λαὸν27λαοῦ25λαὸς19λαῷ16λαοῦ,7λαόν.5λαῷ.¶5λαόν,4λαῷ,4λαοὶ3λαόν·3λαόν3
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.